17 APR 2020

WILDBRAIN'S "REV & ROLL" SIGNS DEALS WITH BROADCASTERS WORLDWIDE

Season one of the show signed deals with SUPER RTL, TF1, Turner’s Cartoonito, Karusel, TV Azteca, and Channel 9, among other top broadcasters, and is now available on Prime Video in the U.S, Canada, and the U.K.. Wildbrain Spark plans to amplify the brand even further with brand new stop-motion and toy-play original content videos.

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Wildbrain and Alpha Group announced that their original CGI-animated preschool series “Rev and Roll” has been picked up by 40 broadcasters and streaming platforms in more than 25 territories worldwide. The territories include China, Germany, France, Italy, UK, Russia, Mexico, US, Canada, Australia and more. “The response to ‘Rev & Roll’ from broadcasters and streamers across the globe has been outstanding,” said Josh Scherba, President, WildBrain. “This is a fantastic series for kids, filled with adventure, friendship, and fun, and we’re thrilled it’s rolling out in so many territories. Bolstered by its strong performance on our WildBrain Spark YouTube network, we think ‘Rev & Roll’ has excellent potential as a global brand, and we’re equally excited about the toy program rolling out from Alpha Group.”

Season one of “Rev and Roll” is now also available on Prime Video in the US, Canada, and the UK via Prime Video Direct, Amazon’s self-distribution service for content providers. It signed deals with SUPER RTL (Germany), TF1 (France), Turner’s Cartoonito (Italy), Karusel (Russia), TV Azteca (Mexico) and Channel 9 (Australia), among other top broadcasters. In China, “Rev & Roll” has launched on mainstream children’s channels, including CCTV-14, JiaJia Cartoon, Youman Cartoon, Golden Eagle Cartoon, Haxuan Cartoon, and on SVOD platforms including Tencent, IQIYI, YOUKU, and Mango TV. “Rev & Roll” is also proving to be popular on AVOD platforms such as YouTube, YouTube Kids, Tubi, Pluto TV, XUMO, Ketchup TV, Crackle and The Roku Channel where the property has been watched by kids and families in diverse territories such as the US, Brazil, the UK, Australia, and Canada. WildBrain Spark is set to amplify the brand even further with brand new stop-motion and toy-play original content videos. “Rev & Roll” follows the adventures of a group of friends that friends led by eight-year-old Rev and his best friend, Rumble—a rambunctious, powerful truck with a puppy personality, in the town of Fender Bend, where everyone has a four-wheeled buddy at their side. A global toy program from Alpha has rolled out in China and is planned for additional territories. “‘Rev & Roll’ is a wonderful show with expressive characters, dynamic storytelling and strong curriculum goals,” Robert He, President, Alpha Group said. “We believe kids and parents will love it.”

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